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Window / [potential fix] X11: Tilde key not getting detected
« on: January 23, 2013, 10:24:28 pm »
I was wondering why SFML doesn't detect the tilde key, so I looked into it.
I looked at the implementation, and the underlying X11 symbol for tilde in SFML is XK_dead_grave.
I launched the xev utility, and looked at what it says when I press the tilde key.
It says XK_grave.
So I modified the implementation (both WindowImpl and InputImpl) to use XK_grave instead of XK_dead_grave, and now the Tilde key works in both cases. Another user also confirmed that it works with XK_grave for him.
Perhaps both XK_dead_grave and XK_grave could be accepted, unless there are preventing factors that I am not aware of.
EDIT: Yeah, the InputImpl got a bit hacky when taking both into account, but the WindowImpl is a clean fix.
At least that could be incorporated to make users' life easier until they wait for 2.x.
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I looked at the implementation, and the underlying X11 symbol for tilde in SFML is XK_dead_grave.
I launched the xev utility, and looked at what it says when I press the tilde key.
It says XK_grave.
So I modified the implementation (both WindowImpl and InputImpl) to use XK_grave instead of XK_dead_grave, and now the Tilde key works in both cases. Another user also confirmed that it works with XK_grave for him.
Perhaps both XK_dead_grave and XK_grave could be accepted, unless there are preventing factors that I am not aware of.
EDIT: Yeah, the InputImpl got a bit hacky when taking both into account, but the WindowImpl is a clean fix.
At least that could be incorporated to make users' life easier until they wait for 2.x.
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